http://wiki.china.org.cn/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=Great_Tongxin_Mosque 2026-04-12T15:58:49Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.34.2 http://wiki.china.org.cn/index.php?title=Great_Tongxin_Mosque&diff=23616&oldid=prev 2015-09-24T11:13:51Z

<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>[[File:Tongxin Mosque in Ningxia.jpg|thumb|Tongxin Mosque in Ningxia]]<br /> Sitting in the old county seat of [[Tangxin]], the '''Great Tongxin Mosque''' ('''同心清真大寺''') is the most famous one in the southern mountainous areas of [[Ningxia]]. It was built in the reign period of [[Emperor Wanli]] (1572-1620) of the [[Ming Dynasty]], rebuilt in 1791 during the [[Qing Dynasty]], and expanded in 1907 during the reign period of last Qing [[Emperor Guangxu]]. In 1982-83, it was again renovated with funds specially allocated by the local government. <br /> <br /> Sitting on a 10-m-high irregularly shaped brick platform, the structures of the mosque were built along an east-west axis. In front of the main gate stands an imitation wood-brick screen wall measuring nine meters long and six meters high. On it are exquisitely carved a design of moon hidden among pine and cypress trees. Facing the screen wall are three brick arched doors, engraved with Arabic script and floral designs. On the platform is a two-story quadrangular minaret covered with carved bricks and decorated with carved hardwood, while the dominant structure on the platform is the the prayer hall, 35 m long and 20 m wide. <br /> <br /> The mosque was listed as key cultural site under state protection in 1958.<br /> <br /> [[category:Attractions]]</div>

imported>Ciic